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C.B. Fry

Charles Burgess Fry

Born: 25 April 1872, West Croydon, Surrey
Died: 7 September 1956, Child's Hill, Hampstead, London
Major Teams: Oxford University, Sussex, London County, Hampshire, Europeans (India), England.
Known As: C.B. Fry
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 1st Test, 1895/96
Last Test:
England v Australia at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1912

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1895

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   26   41   3  1223  144   32.18   2   7   17   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling                10    1     3    0    -     -      0   0    -   1.80

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1892 - 1921/22)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  394  658  43 30886  258*  50.22  94 124  239   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              9036  4872  166  29.34  6-78    9   2  54.4  3.23

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A character whose career would to be more plausible in a schoolboy novel, his highest achievments were on the cricket field, but he excelled at much more. As a batsman for Sussex and England he was simply magnificent, accumulating over 30,000 runs at an average of over 50, amd falling just 6 short of the magical 100 100s. Possibly his finest year was 1901, with over 3000 runs, 13 centuries, 6 of them in succesion. A thoughtful player, he studied the art of batting, and refined it to a science. His style was founded on a solid defence, powerful drives, and a range of back-foot shots, favouring the leg side. He was a useful pace bowler, but ran foul of the authorities, being no-balled several times for throwing. He captained Sussex and later England, and never lost a Test as captain. His other sporting accomplishments are too numerous to mention but included holding the world long jump record for 21 years, and representing England at football. A handsome man, he "could, alike in form and feature, have stepped out of the frieze of the Parthenon" (HS Altham). His career off the field was equally distinguished, a notable scholar at Oxford, a successful author and journalist, a parliamentary candidate, and notoriously offered the kingdom of Albania. He spent many years running the training ship Mercury, which prevented him touring Australia but he visited South Africa with some success. His friendship and partnerships with his great contemporary at Sussex, Ranji, are legendary, and no bowler relished visiting Hove when they were in their prime. (DL 1999)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 08:06:37 GMT


 
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